Young (calf) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Young opened Week 3 prep as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a calf injury, but his full session Thursday puts the seventh-year pass rusher on track to play against the Raiders on Sunday. Young has two tackles (one solo), including 1.5 sacks, and one pass defense through the first two games of the regular season.
Young (calf) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Young was a limited participant in the Thursday and Friday's practices leading up to the Saints' Week 2 win over the Ravens. The pass rusher played through the calf issue in the win and may see his workload in practice limited again during Week 3 prep ahead of Sunday's game against the Raiders.
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Saints' Chase Young: Green light to play against Baltimore
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Young (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Ravens.
Young was working through a calf injury during Week 2 prep, and the veteran pass rusher has been cleared by medical staff to play Sunday. If his snap count is limited to decrease the chance of injury aggravation, then Myles Cole and Anfernee Jennings would be in line for a bump in playing time. Young logged one pass defense but failed to record a tackle during the Saints' 31-30 overtime loss to the Lions in Week 1.
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Saints' Chase Young: Likely to suit up Sunday
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Young (calf), who is listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, is expected to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Young took a designation into the weekend after the calf injury limited his activity in practices Thursday and Friday. While he looks to be trending toward playing through the injury in Week 2, his availability won't be officially confirmed until the Saints release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Despite playing 77 percent of the defensive snaps in the Saints' 31-30 overtime loss to the Lions in Week 1, Young was held quiet on the stat sheet, as he finished with one pass defensed and no tackles.
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Saints' Chase Young: Questionable for Week 2
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Young (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore.
Despite logging 59 defensive snaps in the 31-30 overtime loss to the Lions in Week 1, Young didn't record a tackle. He was limited during practice throughout the week, so if he can't suit up versus the Ravens, Tyree Wilson and Anfernee Jennings could be more involved.
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Saints' Chase Young: Limited Thursday
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Young (calf) was a limited participant in practice Thursday.
The edge rusher did not have an injury designation a day earlier. Young also played on 59 defensive snaps and broke up a pass in the Saints' Week 1 overtime loss the Lions. His status for Week 2 is now at least somewhat in doubt.
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Saints' Chase Young: Posts resurgent season in 2025
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Young closed the 2025 season with 38 tackles (22 solo), including 10.0 sacks, and four passes defended across 12 games. He also recorded two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, including a fumble returned for a touchdown.
Young missed the first five games of the season with a calf injury, but he still reached double-digit sacks for the first time in his career. As the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 Draft, the 26-year-old didn't live up to expectations over his first four seasons, but he's bounced back during his time with New Orleans. Young has tallied 15.5 sacks in 29 games across the last two years, and he has two seasons remaining on his three-year, $51 million deal with the Saints.
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Saints' Chase Young: Productive versus Tampa Bay
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Young recorded four tackles (one solo), including 1.5 sacks, in New Orleans' loss versus the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Young was one of the Saints' few bright spots during the blowout loss, as he was involved in two of the team's three sacks of Baker Mayfield. The 2020 first-round pick has gotten off to a hot start since making his debut in the Week 6 loss to the Patriots, logging eight tackles (four solo), including 2.0 sacks, across his first three outings.
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Saints' Chase Young: No longer under the weather
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Young (illness) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Young was held out of Wednesday's practice due to an illness, but he appears to no longer be under the weather and should be available for Sunday's NFC South clash against the Buccaneers. The 2020 first-rounder missed the first five games of the regular season due to a calf injury, but he played in Weeks 5 and 6 and logged four tackles (three solo), including 0.5 sacks, and two pass defenses over that span.
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Saints' Chase Young: Encouraging progress
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Young logged a limited practice Wednesday.
Young has yet to play this season, so his availability for any portion of practice is encouraging. Per Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football, Young began practicing later in the session, but he was wearing pads and participating in all activities.
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Saints' Chase Young: Remains out for Week 3
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Young (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Matthew Paras of NOLA.com reports.
Young will miss his third straight game to open the season after he was injured earlier this month in practice. Carl Granderson, Chris Rumph and Jonah Williams will likely continue to see increased reps off the edge for New Orleans.
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Saints' Chase Young: Remains out Week 2
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Young (calf) won't play Sunday against the 49ers, Matthew Paras of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Young will miss a second consecutive game to begin the season due to the calf injury he suffered in practice leading up to Week 1. His next chance to make his season debut will come Week 3 at Seattle.
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Saints' Chase Young: Opens week with DNP
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Young (calf) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, John Hendrix of AthlonSports.com reports.
Young picked up a calf injury in practice last week, which prevented him from playing in the Saints' regular-season opener against the Cardinals this past Sunday. He'll have two more opportunities this week to return to practice and give himself a chance at making his 2025 regular-season debut against the 49ers in Week 2. Chris Rumph and practice squad linebacker Jonah Williams would be candidates to see increased snaps on defense if Young is unable to play.
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Saints' Chase Young: Doesn't practice Thursday
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Young (calf) did not participate in Thursday's practice.
Young is dealing with a calf issue that he picked up during Wednesday's practice, but the 2020 first-rounder relayed Thursday that the injury is not a long-term concern, per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Regardless, Young's practice participation Friday will provide more clarity on his status heading into Sunday's regular-season opener against Arizona. Chris Rumph would be slated to see more snaps at outside linebacker opposite Carl Granderson if Young is not cleared to play.
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Saints' Chase Young: Exits practice with injury
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Young exited New Orleans' practice Wednesday with a calf injury, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Young is currently undergoing further evaluations, but as of now the injury is not believed to be serious, and he should have a chance to play Sunday versus the Cardinals. If he ends up being sidelined, however, Chris Rumph will likely get the start at outside linebacker in Young's place.
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Saints' Chase Young: Back to New Orleans
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The Saints re-signed Young to a three-year, $51 million contract Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Incentives can push the deal to $57 million. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2020 Draft, Young appeared in all 17 games for the Saints last season, his first with the team. Young played 63 percent of the defensive snaps as a sub-package edge rusher and finished the season with 31 tackles (21 solo), including 5.5 sacks, tying him for second-most on the team. The Saints are likely hoping Young can continue to find his early career form. He's still just 25 years old.
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Saints' Chase Young: Productive season as backup
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Young finished the 2024 regular season with 31 tackles (31 solo), including 5.5 sacks, three pass defenses and one forced fumble through 17 games.
Despite serving as the backup defensive end behind Carl Granderson and Cameron Jordan all season long, Young ended up up playing at least 60 percent of the Saints' defensive snaps in 13 of 17 games, and his 5.5 sacks were his most since his rookie season with Washington in 2020 (7.5). Young signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Saints in March of 2024, so he'll enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent for the second straight year.
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Saints' Chase Young: Dealing with illness
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Young (illness) did not practice Thursday.
Young is coming off a two-sack performance against the Commanders this past Sunday. However, it appears the 2020 first-pick is under the weather, which prevented him from participating in the Saints' first official practice of the week Thursday. Young will have two more opportunities to return to practice ahead of Monday night's game against the Packers.
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Saints' Chase Young: Passes physical
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Young (neck) passed his physical Tuesday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN reports.
Young should officially be good to go for practice tomorrow despite having been placed on the active/PUP list last Thursday. The 2020 first-round pick will likely serve as a rotational pass rusher behind Cameron Jordan (ankle) and Carl Granderson after signing with the team this offseason.
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Saints' Chase Young: Facing uncertainty with neck
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Young's one-year contract with the Saints gives New Orleans protection in the event he struggles to recover from his upcoming neck surgery or otherwise misses time, with 61 percent of the money in the deal coming from per-game roster bonuses, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Young has a $5.01 million base salary and can earn an additional $7.99 million in per-game roster bonuses, with the former guaranteed at signing and the latter only guaranteed if he's released. In other words, he'll miss out on around $470,000 for each game he's on the roster but inactive. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that scans on Young's neck led to reduced interest in free agency, due to a condition that was first discovered last summer after he suffered a stinger in the preseason. He ended up playing seven games for the Commanders, and then 12 post-trade for the 49ers (including playoffs), recording 7.5 sacks in the regular season and an additional sack during the postseason. Young was the No. 2 overall pick and Defensive Rookie of the Year back in 2020, but he suffered a severe knee injury the following season and managed only 1.5 sacks in 12 appearances between 2021 and 2022. He's scheduled for surgery Thursday and expected to be healthy for training camp, at which point the Saints likely will use him off the bench behind starting defensive ends Cameron Jordan and Carl Granderson.
